Staple-puller.



'No. 762,672. PATENTED JUNE 14', 1904. G. w. ANGUS, 2D.

STAPLE FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. Q. 1903.

H0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented June is, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

STAPLE-IULLEFL- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 762,672, dated June 14, 1904.

Application filed December 4:, 1903. Serial l lo. 183,754.- (No models To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. ANGUS, 2d, a citizen of the United States, residing at Penn Yan, in the county of Yates, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Staple-Pullers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to extractors, and more particularly to those designed for extracting staples, and has for its object to provide a device of this nature which will be simple of construction and cheap of manufacture and which will be so constructed that when the tool is engaged with a staple the danger of its accidental disengagement therefrom will be reduced to a minimum.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in both views, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete device. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the tool open and engaged with a staple.

Referring now to the drawings, the present invention comprises a body portion 5, which is sharpened at the end, as shown at 6, its upper edge 7 being substantially straight, as shown, and its lower edge 8 being slightly convex. Opposite to its sharpened end the body portion is reduced to form a handle 9. Secured to the portion 5 and extending upwardly above the edge 7 thereof is a bracket 10, having an opening 10 therethrough, in which there is slidably disposed a member 11, having one of its ends 12 turned downwardly to engage the edge 7 of the portion 5 and sharpened, as shown. At the opposite side of the bracket-point 6 there is pivoted to the body 5 a lever 13, comprising a handle 13 and an angular portion 14, which is bifurcated to form spaced members 15 and 16, which straddle the portion 5 and are pivoted thereto at their ends. To the angular portion of the lever at the point of its union with the handle thereof there is pivoted the remaining end of the member 11. It will thus be seen that movement of the lever 13 upon its pivot will cause the member 11 to reciprocate within the bracket 10.

In operation the handle 13 of the lever 13 is'moved away from the handle 9,which moves the member 11 within the bracket 10 and causes the end 12 thereof to pass beyond the end 6 of the portion 5. The end 6 is now engaged under a staple, and the handle 13 is moved to bring the member 11 into its original position to prevent accidental disengagement of the point 6 from the staple. The convex edge 8 of the portion 5 now lies against the face of the body from which the staple is to be drawn and acts as a fulcrum upon which the device may be moved to withdraw the staple.

If desired, -a spring may be disposed between the handles 9 and 13 to hold them normally separated.

In practice modifications of the specific construction shown may be made, and any suitable materials and proportions may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

WVhat is claimed -is 1. A staple-puller comprising a body portion having a fulcrum upon one of its faces and a handle at one of its ends, the opposite end being pointed, a member mounted upon the face opposite to the fulcrum and movable longitudinally thereof, one end of said member being turned in the direction of the body portion and adapted to lie when in operative position in engagement with the point thereof, and a lever pivoted to the body portion and to the member to move it into and out of its operative position, the point of the body being adapted for engagement with the staple.

2. A staple-puller, comprising a body portion having a straight front face and a fulcrum upon its opposite face, and a handle at one of its ends, the opposite end being pointed,

a member mounted upon the straight face and to its operative position, the point of the body movable longitudinally thereof, one end of being adapted for engagement with a staple. IO said member being turned in the direction of In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the straight face and adapted to lie when in presence of two witnesses.

5 operative position in engagement with the GEORGE W. ANGUS, 21).

point thereof, and means for moving the end W'itnesses: of the movable member outward beyond the JAs. R. MELLEN,

point of the body portion and for returning it km. W. MELLEN. 

